Mike Langford

Mike Langford was elected National President of the Utility Workers Union of America effective December 1, 2006. He had previously held the position of National Executive Vice President, and had been a member of the National Executive Board since March 1998. Mike is a graduate of the Wayne State University Labor School, and completed labor relations classes at University of Michigan and Michigan State University. Mike has held a variety of Union offices throughout his career, which began with the Detroit Edison Company in 1978 at the Monroe Power Plant. In addition to his position as UWUA National President, Mike also serves as follows: • On the Board of Trustees of CAEL (Council for Adult Experiential Learning), which is a national non-profit organization dedicated to expanding learning opportunities for working adults by developing and managing effective learning strategies and implementing them through partnerships with employers, higher education, government and labor. • On the Labor Advisory Board of American Income Life. • As Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for the Council on Competitiveness, which is embarking on a path-breaking new Energy, Innovation & Sustainability Initiative. The Council’s vision is to accelerate the U.S. transition to a sustainable energy system. • On the Executive Committee for the Center for Energy Workforce Development. • As a member of the U. S. Department of Labor Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship. • As Chair of the Trustee Board for the National Power for America Training Trust Fund. This multi-employer fund, in partnership with educational institutions throughout the country, is committed to promoting and creating educational opportunities and continuous learning, and will provide state of the art industry-specific training programs that will ensure a highly skilled workforce prepared for current and future technologies.